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HIV/AIDS Group (95)
Reviews of Behavioral, Social and Policy Prevention (20)
Sex-related HIV risk reduction (1)
Behavioral interventions to reduce risk for sexual transmission of HIV among men who have sex with men
Condom use (2)
Behavioral interventions for increasing the use of condoms in women with HIV (protocol stage)
Structural and community-level interventions for increasing condom use to prevent HIV and other sexually transmitted infections. (protocol stage)
Drug-related HIV risk reduction (See Also: Drugs and Alcohol Group) (1)
Drug-related behavior change (1)
Psychosocial interventions for the reduction of injection and sexual risk behaviour for preventing HIV in drug users (protocol stage)
Interventions targeting specific populations (8)
Behavioral interventions for reducing HIV infection in employees in occupational settings (protocol stage)
Behavioral interventions to reduce the transmission of HIV infection among commercial sex workers and their clients in developed countries (protocol stage) (withdrawn)
Behavioral interventions to reduce the transmission of HIV infection among commercial sex workers and their clients in developing countries (protocol stage) (withdrawn)
Harm reduction interventions to prevent HIV/AIDS transmission in involuntary detainees (protocol stage)
Interventions for improving the psychosocial well-being of children affected by HIV and AIDS.
Interventions to modify sexual risk behaviours for preventing HIV in homeless youth (protocol stage)
Peer-based interventions for reducing morbidity and mortality in HIV-infected women (protocol stage)
Testing interventions for increasing uptake of HIV/AIDS services (protocol stage)
Specific types of interventions (8)
Abstinence-only programs for HIV infection prevention in high-income countries
Abstinence-plus programs for HIV infection prevention in high-income countries
Home-based HIV voluntary counseling and testing in developing countries
Interventions for reduction of stigma in people with HIV/AIDS (protocol stage)
Mass media interventions for promoting HIV testing
Rapid HIV tests and counseling for pregnant women for preventing mother-to-child HIV transmission (protocol stage) (withdrawn)
Routine vs. voluntary HIV testing for increasing HIV testing rates (protocol stage) (withdrawn)
School-based interventions to postpone sexual intercourse and promote condom use among adolescents (protocol stage)
Reviews of Biomedical Prevention (15)
Post-exposure prophylaxis (2)
Antiretroviral post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) for occupational HIV exposure
Effectiveness and safety of HIV post-exposure prophylaxis after sexual, injecting-drug-use or other non-occupational exposure. (protocol stage)
Pre-exposure prophylaxis (1)
Antiretroviral pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for preventing HIV in high-risk individuals
Prevention of perinatal transmission (6)
Antiretrovirals for reducing the risk of mother-to-child transmission of HIV infection
Efficacy and safety of cesarean delivery for prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV-1
Interventions for preventing late postnatal mother-to-child transmission of HIV
Interventions for reducing the risk of mother-to-child transmission of HIV infection
Vaginal disinfection for preventing mother-to-child transmission of HIV infection
Vitamin A supplementation for reducing the risk of mother-to-child transmission of HIV infection
Condom efficacy (2)
Condom effectiveness in reducing heterosexual HIV transmission
Female condom for preventing HIV and sexually transmitted infections (protocol stage)
STI treatment (See also: STD Group (1)
Population-based interventions for reducing sexually transmitted infections, including HIV infection
Microbicides (1)
Nonoxynol-9 for preventing vaginal acquisition of HIV infection by women from men
Circumcision (2)
Male circumcision for prevention of heterosexual acquisition of HIV in men
Male circumcision for prevention of homosexual acquisition of HIV in men (protocol stage)
Vaccines (0)
Safety of blood products (0)
Syringe and needle use (0)
Reviews of Therapeutics, Prognostics and Diagnostics (45)
Antiretrovirals, including protease inhibitors (12)
Combination therapy (7)
A combination drug of abacavir-lamivudine-zidovudine (Trizivir®) for treating HIV infection and AIDS
Antiretroviral regimens for patients with HIV who fail first-line antiretroviral therapy
Efavirenz versus nevirapine as a non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor in initial combination antiretroviral therapy for HIV infection (protocol stage)
Effectiveness and safety of first-line fixed-dose TNF + EMC + EFZ for patients with HIV (protocol stage)
Ritonavir-boosted protease inhibitor-containing regimens versus non-boosted protease-inhibitor-containing regimens for reducing morbidity and mortality in people with HIV/AIDS (protocol stage)
Stavudine, lamivudine and nevirapine combination therapy for treatment of HIV infection and AIDS in adults.
Three- or four- versus two-drug antiretroviral maintenance regimens for HIV infection
Single drugs (2)
Immediate versus deferred zidovudine (AZT) in asymptomatic or mildly symptomatic HIV infected adults
Zidovudine (AZT) versus AZT plus didanosine (ddI) versus AZT plus zalcitabine (ddC) in HIV infected adults
Structured treatment interuptions (2)
Structured treatment interruptions (STI) in chronic suppressed HIV infection in adults
Structured treatment interruptions (STI) in chronic unsuppressed HIV infection in adults
HIV+ children (1)
Antiretroviral therapy for infants with HIV infection (protocol stage)
Prophylaxis and treatment of opportunistic infections (OIs) (13)
Prophylaxis (8)
Adjunctive corticosteroids for Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia in patients with HIV-infection
Antifungal interventions for the primary prevention of cryptococcal disease in adults with HIV
Cotrimoxazole for prophylaxis or treatment of opportunistic infections of HIV/AIDS in patients with previous history of hypersensitivity to cotrimoxazole
Cotrimoxazole prophylaxis for opportunistic infections in adults with HIV
Cotrimoxazole prophylaxis for opportunistic infections in children with HIV infection
Impact of tuberculosis preventive therapy on tuberculosis and mortality in HIV-infected children
Interventions for the prevention of mycobacterium avium complex in adults and children with HIV (protocol stage)
Management of toxoplasmic encephalitis in HIV-infected adults (with an emphasis on resource-poor settings)
TB (2)
Duration of therapy for tuberculosis in patients infected with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (protocol stage)
Treatment of latent tuberculosis infection in HIV infected persons
Oropharyngeal infections (2)
Interventions for the prevention and management of oropharyngeal candidiasis associated with HIV infection in adults and children
Topical treatments for HIV-related oral ulcers (protocol stage)
Cryptosporidiosis (1)
Prevention and treatment of cryptosporidiosis in immunocompromised patients
Treatment of Malignancies (5)
Interventions for previously untreated patients with AIDS-associated Non-Hodgkin´s Lymphoma
Interventions for squamous cell carcinoma of the conjunctiva in HIV-infected individuals
Interventions for treating AIDS-associated Hodgkin´s lymphoma in treatment-naive adults
Treatment for leiomyosarcoma and leiomyoma in children with HIV infection (protocol stage)
Treatment of Kaposi's sarcoma in HIV-1 infected individuals with emphasis on resource poor settings
Immunizations (2)
Measles/MMR vaccine for infants born to HIV-positive mothers (protocol stage)
Pneumococcal vaccine for prevention of Streptococcus pneumoniae infection in HIV infected persons. (protocol stage)
Prognostics Markers (3)
Antiretroviral resistance testing in treatment-naive HIV-infected adults (protocol stage)
Genotypic antiretroviral resistance testing at viral failure in people with HIV (protocol stage)
Therapeutic drug monitoring of antiretrovirals for people with HIV
Diagnostics Assays (0)
Complementary Medicine (2)
Herbal medicines for treating HIV infection and AIDS
The medical use of cannabis for reducing morbidity and mortality in patients with HIV/AIDS (protocol stage)
Treatment of other conditions (8)
Adjunctive therapies for AIDS dementia complex
Antimotility agents for chronic diarrhoea in people with HIV/AIDS
Antiviral agents for treating CMV infection of the nervous system in people with HIV (protocol stage)
Deworming helminth co-infected individuals for delaying HIV disease progression
Effect of preventive interventions for malaria on HIV-1 disease progression in non-pregnant adults (protocol stage)
The effects of antiviral therapy of genital herpes in HIV-infected individuals (protocol stage)
Treatment for anemia in people with AIDS
Treatment of acute cryptococcal meningitis in HIV infected adults, with an emphasis on resource-limited settings
Reviews of Health Services and Care (15)
Health care characteristics (See also EPOC) (3)
Interventions for educating traditional healers about STD and HIV medicine
Provider training and experience for people living with HIV/AIDS (protocol stage)
Setting and organization of care for persons living with HIV/AIDS
Quality of life (10)
Aerobic exercise interventions for adults living with HIV/AIDS
Anabolic steroids for the treatment of weight loss in HIV-infected individuals
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) for adults with HIV (protocol stage)
Family support for reducing morbidity and mortality in people with HIV/AIDS
Home-based care for reducing morbidity and mortality in people infected with HIV/AIDS (protocol stage)
Iron supplementation for reducing morbidity and mortality in children with HIV
Massage therapy for people with HIV/AIDS (protocol stage)
Micronutrient supplementation in children and adults with HIV infection
Nutritional interventions for reducing morbidity and mortality in people with HIV
Progressive resistive exercise interventions for adults living with HIV/AIDS
Treatment adherence (2)
Patient support and education for promoting adherence to highly active antiretroviral therapy for HIV/AIDS
Substitution of nurses for doctors in managing HIV/AIDS antiretroviral therapy (protocol stage)